FabricAge Exhibition

On Sunday, 10th September during Parcours Maastricht, FabricAge unveiled the first textile creations with an exhibition at Mosae Forum in Maastricht. The exhibition is open until 24 September.

The textile creations are designed by five fashion designers, six experienced crafts buddies, and made my more than 150 seniors during 250 hours. The starting point for the design was the city of Maastricht; the different neighborhoods and the diversity of inhabitants, but also the power of connection and cohesion. The five designers are Maarten van Mulken, Verena Klein, Ebby Port, IXX Jolijn Fiddelaers and Suzanne Vaessen (Strikks).





FabricAge 
Following the success of last year’s project LET'S (AD)DRESS THE PEOPLE (1 June-3 July, 2016) FASHIONCLASH and stichting Tout Maastricht joined forces again to transform this multidisciplinary social design project into a sustainable and distinctive textile product & label: FabricAge. The objective of FASHIONCLASH and Tout Maastricht is to establish a unique fabric design label which emphasizes on the active participation of the elderly and traditional crafts, bringing together the arts and crafts of textile design with the tangible and intangible heritage of our culture.FabricAge facilitates communities of all ages to come together, to connect through creativity, to gain meaning and to become visible to society.

FabricAge develops high-end one-of-a-kind textile designs, based on the wishes and preferences of clients, visualized by talented designers, crafted by experts, and collectively created by the senior community. Each design and process are tailor-made, giving participants the opportunity to be part of a challenging, educational, social and creative experience, and enabling them to contribute to a unique end result. This can range from an outspoken textile art object to an eye-catching wall decor.

www.fabric-age.nl

Maartje Janse at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016

Meet Dutch designer Maartje Janse, graduated in 2015 at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem. Maartje is mainly focused on reseach, concept, textile/print/dessin development. Currently she is based in Amsterdam.
Being part of the MOAM Collective 2016, selected for the  Mittelmoda Award and Waxman Textile Prize, Maartje is looking ahead to a very exciting year.

You can discover the work of Maartje Janse at the Heritage Exhibition at SAMdecorfabriek Juli 1 + 2. More information: here.

When did you realize you wanted to be a fashion designer? 
I was 12 and came to the open day of my former high school. They presented a fashion show and gave the opportunity to do textiles and fashion class for the next 5 years. I was sold! After that I did the pre-course at ArtEZ (Arnhem) and got accepted to the fashion design course.

What are your main achievements in your career at this moment? 
Being selected for the Mittelmoda Fashion Award 2016 and recently being selected for the Dorothy Waxman Textile Prize (Lidewij Edelkoort.inc, New York). It is something you dream of when you start studding and now it all happens.

In what projects are you involved at this moment? 
I am part of MOAM Collective 2016. Together with a group of 5 designers of different schools we are working on a collection that will be presented in October. We are being coached by various Dutch fashion designers and are able to produce fabrics in the Textile museum in Tilburg. During this process the Dutch television is making a documentary about the project. I am also doing some freelance work in the fashion design field.

DYS|UTOPIA by oh seven two

oh seven two is a collaborative project by seven fashion and two textile students from Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design (MAFAD). You can see the presentation during FASHIONCLASH  Festival at Marres, House for Contemporary Culture. On Friday 1 July there will be a performance at 15:00.

"Within DYS|UTOPIA, our collective collection, we want to give a glimpse of how the future could look like in some decades. Our hopes and worries concerning humanity today, will they fulfill? Will people live longer? Will war zones increase? Will we all be refugees or will we have learnt to live in peace? Our acting today has an impact on the future. That’s what we are sure about. The decisions we take now will leave marks on our progeny. They are the heirs of our future and it depends on us, wether they will live in a pleasant or a nasty world. Through our collection we point out two fictive scenarios: utopia and dystopia. We would like to take you on a trip from one world to the other. The space that connects both sides is the in-between zone or chaos zone, where colours and shapes slowly blend. By the combination of fashion and textile design the showplace will be turned into a unique illusionary realm of experience."
DYS|UTOPIA - Oh Seven Two - Teaser from ohseven on Vimeo.

Participants: Valéry Fiddelaars, Johanna Hehemeyer- Cürten, Helen Hentschke, Jara Marx, Luisa Sugaipov, Tjorven Volkenborn, Lise van Wetten, Tamara Verbruggen, Linda Senden

https://www.facebook.com/o7designcollective

30.06 – 03.07
Marres, House for Contemporary Culture
http://www.marres.org
30 June: 17:00 – 20:00
1 July: 15:00 – 20:00 *performance at 15:00 
2 July: 12:00 – 20:00
3 July: 12:00 – 20:00
Location: Kapucijnenstraat 98

Kukka by Laura Luchtman at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016

Meet Laura Luchtman, she is a textile and surface designer with a main focus on fashion. In 2008 she started her career in fashion as an in-house designer, developing intimate apparel collections. Two years later, she established her design studio Kukka out of love for prints and patterns. She works freelance and on commission with wholesalers, retailers and independent brands both independent and through agents.

You can see and buy Laura Luchtman´s work at Designer Market. Friday July 1 open at 18:30 and Saturday July 2 open at 16:00 (free entrance).

Where are you from? Where are you based at this moment? 
I was born and raised in Heerlen, Limburg. I live and work in Rotterdam for quite some time now. My studio is located in the Historical Delfshaven part of Rotterdam in what used to be an orphanage. The building is filled with creative entrepreneurs. It's an inspiring community to be part of.

In what projects are you involved at this moment? 
At the moment I’m designing swimwear and accessories prints for S/S 2017 for several clients and I recently started a new collaboration with Hunt + Gather print studio in the US.

Kick Off - LET’S (AD)DRESS THE PEOPLE

Het project LET’S (AD)DRESS THE PEOPLE is deze week gestart met eerste workshops in Centre Céramique.

De gehele maand juni en gedurende FASHIONCLASH Festival vinden er in Centre Céramique gratis ambachtsworkshops plaats. Elke week geven textieldesigners Floor Nijdeken, Jolijn Fiddelaers (IXX Creates), Maartje Boer en Suzanne Vaessen (STRIKKS) in samenwerking met ervaren ambachtsbuddy’s per ambacht twee workshops en creëren zo samen met de 55+ deelnemers unieke textielcreaties.

Lijkt het je leuk om mee te doen? Neem dan gerust een kijkje in Centre Céramique en doe mee.
Deelname is gratis.

 Jolijn Fiddelaers (IXX Creates)
photo Karen Kikkert

XL vlechtwerk workshop 

PROGRAMMA POP-UP ATELIER & WORKSHOPS
⋅ Wo 1 juni – Borduren
⋅ Do 2 juni – XL vlechtwerk + breien + borduren
⋅ Vr 3 juni – XL vlechtwerk + breien
⋅ Wo 8 juni – Borduren
⋅ Do 9 juni – XL vlechtwerk + breien + borduren
⋅ Vr 10 juni – XL vlechtwerk + breien
⋅ Wo 15 juni – Borduren
⋅ Do 16 juni – Breien + borduren
⋅ Za 18 juni – Breien
⋅ Wo 22 juni – Breien + borduren
⋅ Do 23 juni – XL vlechtwerk + breien + borduren
⋅ Vr 24 juni – XL vlechtwerk
⋅ Wo 29 juni – XL vlechtwerk
Tijdens FASHIONCLASH Festival ⋅ Do 30 juni t/m Zo 3 juli: XL vlechtwerk + breien + borduren

Tip! CRAFTS EXPO
Let’s (Ad)dress The People Expo at Coffeelovers de Annex 2 juni — 3 juli
Ontdek het werk van de designers bij Coffeelovers de Annex.

  http://fashionclash.nl/lets-address-the-people/

Some impressions by Karen Kikkert

Saba Tark at Centraal Museum Utrecht

photo: Richard Terborg

Saba Tark: Nomads of the World exhibition at Centraal Museum in Utrecht

This is the first in a series of exhibitions in which Centraal Museum and HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht) present the work of a promising talent. Each autumn the museum will showcase the work of an art or design graduate from HKU. The series kicks off with Saba Tark (1987, Baghdad), who studied at the MAFAD (Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts) and Design and at HKU. As a young fashion designer from a multicultural background, she is inspired by traditional craftsmanship and experimentation.
Her graduation project Nomads of the World is displayed in the New Utrecht Galleries. The collection is inspired by the fabrics of nomadic people, in which function and beauty are paramount. In this collection, it is as though Saba has created a modern tribe that has fled the hectic nature of everyday life in search of peace, quiet and freedom. In this collection, she has sought a new approach to design that translates craftsmanship and innovation into clothing: she has developed new materials and techniques, adapted design methods and changed silhouettes.

FAB / Runway Malta designer competition at FASHIONCLASH Festival

The focus of Saba Tark’s graduation project was haute couture and craftsmanship, creating a new image with age-old techniques combined with various materials. She draws attention to the cut, hand sewing and finish. Using moulage techniques (draping fabric on a tailor’s dummy) and a ‘zero waste’ design method, she created silhouettes with geometric forms, reducing waste material by 80%.

All the garments, fabrics and shoes are inspired by areas inhabited by nomadic peoples.

-> Sit-In at Central Museum 28 sep with director Edwin Jacobs. 

http://centraalmuseum.nl

Saba Tark participated in various FASHIONCLASH projects.

http://www.sabatark.com/

Saba Tark at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2012 exhibition

Sara Vrugt

picture by Lisa Wieringen

1. Please introduce yourself to our readers. (Who are you, where do you come from and what is your field of specialization?) 

I am Sara Vrugt, a 30-year-old autonomous designer. I’ve studied at the KABK Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague, specializing in fashion and textiles. After graduating in 2006 I set up my own practice, studio vruGt. I make garments as well as textile installations, and work on miniature embroideries as well as on large-scale community projects. 

Panties by Dido Yland and Sofie Hermans at the FASHIONCLASH Market

Dido Yland
photograpy: Louise te Poele

Are you looking for cool legwear? Designers Dido Yland and Sofie Hermans will be there at the FASHIONCLASH Market with their amazing panties!!

Dido Yland
photograpy: Louise te Poele

Dido Yland
photograpy: Louise te Poele

Dido Yland
photograpy: Louise te Poele

Jane Bowler

Jane's moodboard

What is your name? Jane Bowler


What is the name of your label? Jane Bowler Design studio

Where did you study and when did you graduate? Mixed Media Textiles MA at the Royal College of Art, London. I graduated in June 2010

What inspires you as a textile designer? I am inspired by everyday materials and objects ranging from PVC shower curtains to bath mats. I love experimenting with unexpected materials and processes. The garment that I am entering into FASHIONCLASH, is an extension of my final collection at the RCA. The collection was a witty and sophisticated approach to rainwear , inspired by traditional Japanese straw raincoats alongside a mix of samurai armor and the traditional British mackintosh.

FASHIONCLASH Fashion Procession 2011 participants

In cooperation with Heiligdomsvaart Maastricht and ABK Maastricht, FASHIONCLASH is organizing a Fashion Procession. On 5th June a unique fashion procession will walk through the streets of Maastricht. A procession where the models show creations based on the liturgical garments and textiles.


FASHIONCLASH Fashion Procession participants are: Angelica Fernandez, Akaratos, Alexandra Dohmen, Anneke Bloemers, Bernadette van de Braak, Branko Popovic, Chantal Veugen, Danielle Vroemen, Delikatessen, Els Boeren, Ingeborg Meulendijks, Jessica Crescioni, Larisa Katz Linda Friesen, Marc de Vree, Merle Anderson, Marjolijn van de Ven, Matylda Krzykowski, Nawie Kuiper, Natascha Waeyen, Nicole Michniewski, Nora Juliette, Silvana Erdas, Sonja Schödel, Veronica Vartic.

Nicole Michniewski

Danielle Vroemen

Els Boeren

FASHIONCLASH Fashion Procession 2011

In cooperation with the Heiligdomsvaart and ABK Maastricht FASHIONCLASH organizes a Fashion Procession, a procession where models are showing the creations of liturgical vestments in a parade through the city of Maastricht and accompanied by live music.


Designers and artists from all disciplines will participate in this unique project.
FASHIONCLASH, Maastricht's youngest event, in cooperation with Heiligdomsvaart, Maastricht's oldest event.


Heiligdomsvaart takes place once in 7 year. This year the 54th edition will take place. The first went through Maastricht in 1391, the last in 2004. In a sanctuary in a procession relics (clothing, objects or remains) of the saints are presented to the people. Heiligdomsvaart Maastricht is the most famous in the Netherlands and attracts many visitors. A rich cultural program of which this year FASHIONCLASH Fashion Procession is a component is composed around the event.
For more info: http://www.heiligdomsvaartmaastricht.nl


The assignment: The liturgical garments and textiles are the starting point for the creations/ designs.


In the treasuries of the great Roman Catholic churches in Maastricht beautiful textiles collections are stored and collected over the centuries. Especially for the participants in this project the church will reveal these treasures so they can serve as inspiration.


Examples include the models of the chasubles, with various fashions (so-called violin casket from Rich Roman life or beautiful Art Deco chasubles). Or the different meanings of the colours of the liturgical clothing (e.g. yellow for Easter and purple for Advent and fasting).


The Fashion Procession is presented on Sunday, June 5^th (shopping Sunday) via a route through the city of Maastricht.  In addition, the creations (or a part of the creations) will be presented on the catwalk (during the opening night) and in the exposition of the multidisciplinary fashion event FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011 (10 to June 12).


Images from the lecture/tour.
Historian Jac van den Boogaard gave a lecture / tour around the textiles in the Roman Catholic Church, a special kick-off of the assignment of this project. 

FASHIONCLASH Fashion Procession is made possible by Hogeschool Zuyd and BV Limburg / Zicht op Maastricht.

pictures: Branko Popovic